What's Happening?
Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service
When: 11/22/09
Where: Salt Lake Masonic Temple
Hosted By: Inclusion Center
What: The Inclusion Center invites you, your family, and friends to join us for this free evening of shared thanksgiving. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for our community food drive.
Salt Lake Masonic Temple
650 E. South Temple
November 22, 2009
Doors open at 6:30 pm, service at 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm social
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Un(Packing) Gender
When: 11/28/09
Where: Salt Lake City Library 210 East 400 South
Hosted By: Transaction
What: Come participate in Transgender Awareness Month and check out the mini-conference presented by Transaction. It's going to take place on November 28th from 9 am to 5 pm, and you can pre-register by contacting transactionutah@gmail.com. Please come and support instructor PJ Carlisle's keynote speech! Topics include: Transgender 101, safe sex, and privilege and community (among many, many more)!
Volunteers Needed
When: 12/01/09 - 12/30/09
Where: SLC
Hosted By: Inclusion Center
What:
Hello Gender Studies Students! Have you ever wished there was Gender Studies in High school? Have you ever realized that something in your youth was affected by your gender/ race/ class/ sexuality? Have you ever wondered what the practical application of Gender Studies are? If so, then the Gender Studies Department has a great service opportunity for you! Gender Studies has partnered with the Inclusion Center, a local non-profit, to create an awesome internship program for interested majors. Starting next semester (spring), students will work together with the Inclusion Center and Gender Studies to learn and run a series of workshops with different youth groups in order to bring Gender Studies down the hill and down to earth. Training will begin in November, so if you are interested, please do not hesitate reply. From topics like Power and Privilege to Queer theory you and the youth around you will be able understand these complex topics in real, everyday situations. Sound Interesting? Want credit? Contact Maria Gasper at the Inclusion Center, or Professor Brinkman. Maria's Contact Info Tel: 801.832.3260 Fax:1.866.506.4595 Email: mgasper@inclusioncenter.org
Renowned Author Isabel Allende to Speak at U
When: 12/02/09
Where: University of Utah Olpin Union Ballroom, 200 S. Central Campus Drive
Hosted By: Tanner Humanities Center
What: 7:00 p.m.
Novelist Isabel Allende will deliver this year's Tanner Lecture on Human Values. The talk, titled "In the Hearts of Women," is free and open to the public.
A literary legend, social activist, and feminist icon, Allende has sold over 51 million books worldwide in over 32 languages. Her novels and memoirs have established her as one of the world's most respected Latin American writers.
In her lecture, Allende will explore the world of women to discover the thread of hope that transcends cultures and generations. Through personal reflection and experiences, she shares her belief in the perseverance of women's values and the common ties that unite women.
Additional events will also be held in connection with her visit. On Nov. 30, two films will be screened at the Salt Lake Main Library, 210 E. 400 South. Isabel Allende, A Writer's Life will be shown at 5:30 p.m. and The House of the Spirits will begin at 7 p.m. Isabel Dulfano, associate professor of languages and literature, will introduce the films.
On Dec. 3, a panel discussion on Allende's work will be held at 11 a.m. in room 109 of the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building, 215 S. Central Campus Dr. The panel will include Isabel Dulfano of the University of Utah, Donald Shaw of the University of Virginia and Benjamin Saenz of the University of Texas, El Paso.
For more information, contact the Tanner Humanities Center at (801) 581-7989 or www.thc.utah.edu.
